Itchiness and a pimple has grown at the vagina area after laser hair removal.

I would not recommend getting any laser or light treatment done if you have vitiligo.  Although the laser should be focusing on the hair follicle, it could focus on the little, if any, pigment you have in the area and make it lighter.  As you know, hypopigmentation is very difficult to...

The minor cut that you are showing is not going to affect the treatment. I would mention to your physician so he/she can evaluate prior to the procedure. I don't think you need to reschedule. As the earlier answer stated, if there is concern about treating over the area, you can treat around it.

I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist. Hypopigmentation can be improved with lasers and microneedling/prp. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

I don't care how careful you are with sunscreen, it won't be effective enough to prevent complications. I tell my patients that a 3 week window of no sun exposure on either side of the treatment is needed to avoid problems. The risk is PIH, particularly since you have a darker skin type by your ...

Hello, and thanks for your question. The reason why you don’t want to pluck or wax the hair that is being treated with laser hair removal is that these methods completely remove the hair from the follicle, leaving nothing for the laser to target. Thus, you’ll need to wait for the hair to gro...

You should be fine having laser hair removal while taking metronidazole. Diode, alexandrite and yag lasers work best for hair removal. I typically have patients do every 4 weeks for the first 3 times and then every 4-6 weeks for 3 times after. It will take a series of treatments and some p...